Maine man says he boxed with dead marathon bombings suspect

Casey Kramlich says Tamerlan Tsarnaev won the Golden Gloves in 2010

Casey Kramlich, of Raymond, said Tamerlan Tsarnaev trained with a friend of his in a Massachusetts gym.

Kramlich says Tamerlan won the Golden Gloves in 2010 and was supposed to go to nationals, but he wasn't allowed to go because he wasn't a U.S. citizen.

"I couldn't believe it. I was in shock, because I actually knew him he talked to my coaches and some of my teammates, he talked to them. He actually sat next to me in the locker room so I was kind of in shock about it," said Kramlich.

Kramlich also said there was nothing odd or suspicious about Tamerlan, and that he was a pretty good fighter.

Kramlich said the boxing community is small and word has traveled fast through social media about who Tamerlan was.

He said he's still in shock over the discovery.

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